LRH materials have always been sanitized for public consumption.
And there has always been a private/secret core.
Into the 1960s, this secretive aspect became official - became institutionalized - with the Guardian's Office (now OSA), and the Sea Org, etc., each of which has not-for-public-consumption doctrine.
The pattern, in Scientology, has been to become more secretive, not less.
For example, the original Fair Game policy of 7 March (misdated 1 March) 1965, was "non-remimeo" (for inside Scientology only/for members only), and described a "Suppressive act" as "actions or omissions undertaken to knowingly suppress, reduce or impede Scientology... Public disavowal of Scientology; public statements against Scientology" [except for covert Operatives, who can assume - per LRH Intelligence tech - any "suitable guise," but that's another story.] And "Suppressive acts" were also defined as "1st degree murder, arson, disintegration of persons or belongings not guilty of suppressive acts." Because this seems to - and did - advocate murder and arson, the words, "not guilty of suppressive acts" were removed, for legal reasons, several months later (December 1965), and other immediately offensive lines, such as that suppressive persons "place themselves beyond any consideration for their feelings and well being" were also removed - yet the (December 1965) document still delivered the basic message, in a sea of words about other things (and was still not confidential, but only for members eyes.) The original issue, in policy, practice, and "philosophy" remained in force, but was now confidential, and manifested through numerous confidential issues, Confidential HCOPLs and other confidential issues in the years to come.
As of 1993, there is yet another version (totally for public consumption/remimeo) that has been watered down even further, and is virtually meaningless, yet the 23 December 1965 version (slightly modified) is what is issued (not secret) in Orgs, and the original 1 March 1965 version remains the now original (and confidential) "sacred scripture," manifesting through many other confidential issues, still studied in confidential courses and applied by Scientology.
In other words, Scientology, rather than reforming, has become sneakier.
As for OT 3, that is part of Scientology's advertised confidential portion, and it has long been "sanitized" with recurring public denials ("Xenu, who?), but Scientology, to be Scientology, needs the psychological control that its Implant levels (Clearing Course, OT 2, OT 3) provide, and even if exposed, Scientology can claim (and does), to outsiders, and to new members, that the wording is wrong, or inaccurate, or incomplete, etc.
So, one way or another, this advertised confidential portion of Scientology remains a "secret," just as what Mormons really believe is a secret (by the way), with the difference that OT 2, OT 3, etc. are intimate physiological actions. But, as you may have noticed, many Scientologists want this stuff, accept it, and think it's cool that it's their special secret from outsiders - although they don't realize that Scientology has yet another secret layer, that dominates them psychologically, and sometimes socially, but the details of which they are not aware - the not adverised sceret part.
And it goes on.
As for "SPs," they - per even publicised to "wogs" doctrine, although one must read the "fine print" - "don't have any rights."
Scientology - in its current phase - is reducing the membership of its main front group, the one known as the "Church of Scientology," and concentrating on blackmail and money-gathering, money-laundering, Intelligence gathering, etc. - per its founder's design - it remains disguised with front groups (there are many of them), and "mental healing" in "Churches," (#1 front group) although with less "Church" members, as large numbers of members become problematic, and were/are only part of disguise any way, although they didn't (don't) know it - well, you get the idea.
Scientology - to be Scientology - must operate on the pattern of what Hubbard called (in 1955) a "psycho-political operation." It needs secrecy and all the nasty and manipulative things that go along with it - and, unfortunately, there are those who think that's just plain neat.
As the saying goes, "a psychological-political operation is a terrible thing to waste."
